Going, going…
Catch these events before they disappear after this weekend:
“Moby Dick Unread”
THEATER|Buntport Theater’s 21st original staging features one boat on wheels, 15 buckets of water and four actors who claim only a cursory knowledge of Melville’s classic. (Don’t believe them).|ENDS SATURDAY|Final performances 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 717 Lipan St. $12-$15 (720-946-1388).
“Tuesdays With Morrie”
THEATER|Miners Alley Playhouse is staging the sentimental stage adaptation of the fact-based, best- selling Mitch Albom book about the self- centered sports writer whose priorities are set straight by his dying college teacher, Morrie.|ENDS SUNDAY|Final performances 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday at 1224 Washington Ave. $18-$20 (303-935-3044 or minersalley.com).
Friday
Aerial “Views”
ART|In her latest series, Denver printmaker Melinda Laz has created images inspired by aerial views of the Earth. The resulting exhibition, “Views from Above,” will open today and run through May 20. Also on view will be images from the permanent collection of the Colorado Photographic Arts Center and new works by Denver painter Erin Hanley.|Opening reception, 7-10 p.m. today |Edge Gallery, 3658 Navajo St.; free; 303-477-7173.
Brews for Earth
BENEFIT|Most Boulderites can agree upon two things: the environment and beer. It’s no surprise, then, that the Microbreweries for the Environment benefit has raised nearly $90,000 for local environmental causes since 1993. The proceeds from this year’s 15th “think globally, drink locally” event, which features 20 breweries, $1 pints and live music, will assist the University of Colorado Environmental Center and other organizations.|8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. tonight|Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., $17.50, 303-786-7030 or bouldertheater.com.
Saturday
Comeback kid
VOCALIST|Mber Rose, a local vocalist who has performed internationally, recovered from a stroke to run a marathon, study martial arts and, naturally, continue singing her stunning arias. Hear her perform works by Mozart, Bellini and Stravinsky, plus Celtic traditionals, with expert vocal, guitar and piano accompaniment.|7:30 p.m. Saturday|The sanctuary at St. Paul’s, 1600 Grant St. $10, 303-839-1432 or broadjam.com/mber.
Beethoven’s 10th?
SYMPHONIC MUSIC|It is well known that Beethoven wrote nine symphonies. But it so happens that he started on a 10th, leaving sketches for a first movement. Beethoven scholar Barry Cooper has assembled these bits into a performable fragment. Listeners can judge for themselves the legitimacy of the result during a Boulder Philharmonic concert that will feature it and the composer’s famed Symphony No. 9, which is Beethoven through and through.|7:30 p.m. Saturday|Macky Auditorium, University of Colorado at Boulder; $10-$65; 303-449-1343, ext. 2, or boulderphil.org.
Sunday
“A Day at the Zoo”
MUSIC|Getting kids to the symphony is often tough, but it’s a bit easier this weekend as the Colorado Springs Philharmonic holds its “A Day at the Zoo.” Kids can get up close and personal with hawks and reptiles when the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo holds its ZOOM program before the show. Music, dance, and stories, including “The Ugly Duckling” and “Zoo Story,” will keep them entertained afterward.|1:30 p.m. Sunday|Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave. in Colorado Springs; $9-$15, 866-464-2626 or TicketsWest.
Hot looks
FASHION SHOW|Cutting-edge fashions from European and American designers will take to the stage Sunday during “Stylishly Hot,” the 49th annual Ebony Fashion Fair. Sponsored by the Denver Chapter of The Links Incorporated to benefit local organizations, the show features clothes from such labels as Missoni and Oscar de la Renta. Admission includes lunch and a subscription to Ebony or Jet magazine.|
Reception, 11 a.m., lunch at noon and show at 2 p.m. Sunday.|Denver Marriott City Center, 1701 California St. Tickets are $75 at Dave Smith Realty, 303-295-2084.
“Carmina Burana”
CHORAL MUSIC|Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” stands as one of the great choral works of the 20th century. The Golden Concert Choir, Children’s Choir of Golden and Niwot Timberline Symphony will join forces to present this large-scale work.|4 p.m. Sunday |Rockland Community Church, 17 S. Mount Vernon Country Club Road, Golden; $12 general admission, $9 students and seniors and $6 children 6-11; 303-279-5177 or golden communitychoirs.org.
Día de los Ninos
FAMILY FESTIVAL|Four Golden Triangle institutions are teaming up to mark Día de los Ninos (Day of the Children), a traditional Latin-American celebration. General admission will be free at the Denver Art Museum, Denver Central Library, Colorado History Museum and Byers-Evans House Museum. They will offer an array of bilingual, family-friendly activities, including a program called “Mosaico Mexicano.” |Noon-5 p.m. Sunday |Four institutions at or near Broadway and West 13th Avenue, free, 720-913-0169 or denverartmuseum.org.
The weekend
“Orfeo ed Euridice”
OPERA|In 1762, composer Christoph Willibald Gluck created an operatic version of the mythological story of Orpheus and Eurydice that musical history has judged a masterpiece. The CU Opera Program will present a student production of the work, simply titled “Orfeo ed Euridice (Orpheus and Euridice).”|7:30 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday|University of Colorado at Boulder, Music Theatre, Imig Music Building, 18th Street and Euclid Avenue, $15 and $25, 303-492-8008 or cuconcerts.org.
The week
Coast Guard Band
FREE CONCERT|Want to catch one of our nation’s premier military bands for free? Head to the Denver Center for the Performing Arts to check out the U.S. Coast Guard Band’s end of its two-week tour with a program of solos, Dixieland jazz, and Americana. The concert is free but requires tickets (see below).|7:30 p.m. Monday|Boettcher Concert Hall, 1101 13th St., free, 303-530-2222 or uscg.mil/band.
Library series
GREEN CHAT|Whatever your thoughts on global warming, it’s always useful to hear new information. The Denver Public Library’s Fresh City Life “Green” series will present it in spades with a chat between Mayor John Hickenlooper and Laurie David, an author, activist and producer of the Oscar-winning film “An Inconvenient Truth.”|7 p.m. Thursday| Korbel Ballroom, Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St., free, 720-865-1206 or denverlibrary.org.
Goodwin’s unique life
LECTURE|Doris Kearns Goodwin counts Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Harvard professor among her professions. But also important to Goodwin is the fact she was the first female journalist to enter the Boston Red Sox locker room – a coup for a woman who grew up in New York obsessing over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Goodwin will speak as part of the “Unique Lives & Experiences” series.|7:30 p.m. Tuesday|Buell Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, $46-$115, 877-872-8124, eventsunlimited.org.
